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Poll: By Double-Digits, More Say Obama Is Best Able To Address Financial Meltdown
TPM Election Central —
... A new Pew poll directly measures voter sentiment on the question of which candidate is best equipped to handle the current crisis, and it finds Obama ahead by double-digits, even among independents: ...
Polls Show Conflicting Views on Bailout
Taegan Goddard's Political Wire —
... Pew Research: "By a margin of almost two-to-one the American public thinks the
government is doing the right thing in investing billions of dollars to
try to keep financial institutions and markets secure." ...
Polling the Bailout
PoliBlog: A Rough Draft of my Thoughts —
... Here’s a great illustration of the point.
Via Bloomberg: Americans Oppose Bailouts, Favor Obama to Handle Market Crisis
By a margin of 55 percent to 31 percent, Americans say it’s not the government’s responsibility to bail out private companies with taxpayer dollars, even if their collapse could damage the economy, according to the latest Bloomberg/Los Angeles Times poll.
And yet, via the Pew Research Center: 57% of Public Favors Wall Street Bailout
By a margin of almost two-to-one the ...
Good News/Bad News
The Mahablog —
... More weird news, although I’m not surprised. Pew Research says 57 percent of the public favors the Wall Street bailout. On the other hand, the latest ...
Polls: Obama Holds Huge Edge On Economy, Crisis
TPM Election Central —
... That crisis number comes on top of yesterday's Pew poll finding that Obama is seen as the one who would a better job by a 47%-35% margin among U.S. adults. Pew also found that Obama leads McCain among independents by double digits on the crisis question, 44%-30%. ...
Polling The Bailout: Wording Of Questions Matter
Daily Kos —
... Pew: By a margin of almost two-to-one the American public thinks the government is doing the right thing in investing billions of dollars to try to keep financial institutions and markets secure. Reacting to initial reports of the federal bailout plan over the weekend, 57% said the government was doing the right thing, while 30% said it was doing the wrong thing. At the same time, only 19% of the public believes that the government is currently doing an excellent or good job in handling the financial problems on Wall Street. Support for the administration's plan to bailout ...
It Really Is The Economy Stupid (Or Is It?)
Comments from Left Field —
... Contrast this to two separate polls just released sent to guage the public’s mood in regards to the proposed Wall Street bailout. The Pew Research Center’s poll indicates that 57% of Americans approve of the government’s bailout, suggesting that, though there may be reservations, Americans understand that a bailout of some sort is necessary. ...
The Great Financial Unravelling
Newshoggers.com —
... By a margin of almost two-to-one the American public thinks the government is doing the right thing in investing billions of dollars to try to keep financial institutions and markets secure. Reacting to initial reports of the federal bailout plan over the weekend, 57% said the government was doing the right thing, while 30% said it was doing the wrong thing. ...
New Polls: Americans Weigh In on Economic Crises
The Caucus —
... an estimated $700 billion dollar plan to bail out the nation’s financial institutions, Americans are increasingly concerned about their own personal financial situations, believe that Senator Barack Obama will handle the economy better than Senator John McCain, and are divided over solutions to the current crises, according to several recent polls. Polls conducted Friday through Monday by the Pew Research Center , ...
News Accounts May Overstate Public Opposition to Bailout
FiveThirtyEight: Politics Done Right —
... the question is worded. The plan is described as a "rescue", a more neutral term than "bailout" but one that nevertheless has negative connotations. (Although, a more appropriate term is hard to think of. "Stabilization" probably goes too far in the other direction). But little supporting detail is provided to the respondent, other that two very unpopular instiutions (The Bush Administration and Congress) are mentioned. At the other end of the spectrum is a poll put out by the Pew Research Center that frames the bailout thusly: "As you may know, the ...
